Saturday's sports briefs

Police again search home of Hernandez

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. - State police officers and dogs searched the home of New England tight end Aaron Hernandez again Saturday as they continue investigating the killing of a semi-pro football player whose body was found nearby.

The search of Hernandez's sprawling home and vehicle in North Attleboro began in the afternoon, lasted for more than three hours.

Delmarva pitchers shut down Tourists

SALISBURY, Md. - Parker Bridwell and Ashur Tolliver combined on a seven-hit shutout to lead the Delmarva Shorebirds to a 2-0 win over the Asheville Tourists on Saturday night.

The Tourists are 1-2 in the South Atlantic League's second half. The series concludes today.

Brazil beats Italy in Confederations Cup

SALVADOR, Brazil - Neymar scored his third goal in three matches and Fred added two others as Brazil defeated Italy, 4-2, to finish top of Group A of the Confederations Cup on Saturday.

UNC probes ties to ex-college player

North Carolina is investigating whether a former college basketball player has improper ties to Tar Heels leading scorer P.J. Hairston or any other UNC athlete.

Athletic director Bubba Cunningham said Saturday the school began looking into Rodney Blackstock shortly after USA Today reported in May that AAU coach Darius Cobb said he received $10,000 to steer former Kansas guard Ben McLemore to him as a client.

Allmendinger wins Nationwide race

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. - AJ Allmendinger slid past Justin Allgaier with seven laps to go, then defended his lead through a late restart and a pair of nerve-testing green-white-checkered overtime finishes to win Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America.

Former Tourist shines in MLB debut

WASHINGTON - Former Asheville Tourist Corey Dickerson, who was promoted to Colorado on Friday, doubled twice in his major league debut Saturday against Washington.

Playing right field and batting sixth, Dickerson went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the Rockies' 7-1 victory.

Dickerson was batting .386 in 66 games for Triple-A Colorado Springs.

He hit 32 homers for the 2011 Tourists, including three homers and a South Atlantic League record-tying 10 RBIs in a June 3 game against Augusta.

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Saturday's sports briefs

State police officers and dogs searched the home of New England tight end Aaron Hernandez again Saturday as they continue investigating the killing of a semi-pro football player whose body was found